_______. He seemed interested, but he didn’t ask for my recommendation letter.

A.PerfectB.I’m not sureC.That’s rightD.Couldn’t be better

- He didn't care what others think of him.

A.balanceB.riskC.replyD.effort

假設(shè)你是小明（Xiao Ming），是美國(guó)中學(xué)生Tony的筆友，你收到了他的來(lái)信。請(qǐng)給Tony寫一封回信，回答他的問(wèn)題，介紹上海良好的公共交通服務(wù)。

Dear Xiao Ming.

I'm going to Shanghai next month because I have heard a lot about your city and would like to see it with my own eyes. I'm really interested in your convenient public transport. When I am in Shanghai, how can I travel around? Could you give me more information about it?

I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best wishes,

Yours

Tony

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1 Introduction

Some of you may wonder : What are schools in the US like ? Are there more activities than schools in Hong Kong ? Are there more teachers ? This report aims to answer some of these questions

2 Education system

There are two types of schools in the US: public and private schools . Students studying at public schools do not have to pay tuition fees (學(xué)費(fèi)) because the schools get funding (資金) from the government . Private schools ,however , have to seek their own funding , so they may charge parents a high fee.

Students in the US have three years of preschool education . They enter elementary school at the age of six . There are four different ways for them to get their high school diploma(學(xué)位證書(shū))。

3 Student-teacher ratio （比例）

In the US, the student-teacher ratio in secondary schools is about 10:1 . That means each teacher has to take care of about ten students . In Hong Kong , the ratio is roughly 25:1.

4 School uniforms

Most schools in Hong Kong require students to wear uniforms with school badges （校徽） on them . Students who are improperly dressed are punished . Unlike Hong Kong , only 13% of schools in the US require students to wear uniforms.

5 Extra-curricular activities

American schools give a high priority （優(yōu)先）to sports , clubs and activities . The two major sports for American students are football and basketball . Schools may sell “spirit” shirt to wear to inter-school competitions and raise money .

There are also some cultural groups such as music groups , marching bands and debate teams .

6 Conclusion

There are some differences between schools in the US and Hong Kong , but the schools in these two places have one common goal: to provide an enjoyable learning environment for students .

【1】According to Section 2 of the report , what is the major difference between public and private schools in the US?

A.Students studying at public schools have to pay a higher fee.

B.Private schools do not get money from the government

C.There are more students studying at private schools

D.Parents prefer private schools to public schools .

【2】The underlined word “ them “ in Section 2 refers to _______.

A.American students

B.elementary schools in the US

C.high schools in the US

D.the four ways to get a high school diploma

【3】The underlined word “roughly “ in Section 3 means ________

A.alreadyB.alsoC.altogetherD.about

【4】________in the US require students to wear uniforms.

A.All of the schoolsB.Half of the schoolsC.More than half the schoolsD.Less than half of the schools

【5】According to Section 5, the two major sports for American students are ________.

A.football and volleyballB.football and basketball

C.basketball and cyclingD.football and skating

【6】According to the conclusion of the report , schools in the US and Hong Kong ______

A.are completely different

B.get funding from the government

C.want to create a good learning environment

D.do not have any common goals

It seems that Lewis Carrol was a wild flower that only bloomed when children were around “ Tell us a _________, please , Mr. Dodgson,” the three girls asked . ‘ Alice was beginning to get very _________-sitting by her sister on the side of the river and of having nothing to do . She wanted to do something new and happy . Suddenly , a white rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her .,’ he began . He continued for a few minutes , and then stopped . That’s all until next time.

The girl complained ,so he offered to go on . That day the stories came out _________. He seemed relaxed in his role as storyteller and told many stories.

Lewis Carroll included Alice and her sister in the stories with Alice as the most important character . The other character included an Englet(named for Edith) and a lorry ( a kind of parrot ) named after Lorina. That day , in particular , Lewis Carroll’s stories were really interesting .

Later , Alice begged Lewis to write the stories down , and he agreed .____________, it wasn’t until two and a half years later that Lewis finally gave her a dark ,green leather notebook ----Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

【1】A.simpleB.boringC.pleasantD.helpful

【2】A.inventedB.playedC.solvedD.found

【3】A.poemB.songC.bookD.story

【4】A.angry withB.excited aboutC.tired ofD.fond of

【5】A.one after anotherB.again and againC.with great careD.sooner or later

【6】A.EspeciallyB.InsteadC.ImmediatelyD.However

A. clean B. lamp C. changed D.special E. On the other hand

There have been some strange laws in the past . In the times of Peter Great in Russia , rich people weren’t allowed to have beards (胡子). If they wanted to keep their beards , they had to pay a 【1】tax （稅） to the government .

In eighteenth-century England , people had to pay “window tax” for each window in their houses. However , this law was finally 【2】because many people chose to live in houses without windows so that they didn’t have to pay !

In the nineteenth century, female teachers in the USA couldn’t get married , or even go out with men . If they got engaged (訂婚), they had to give up their jobs immediately .

【3】, male teachers could get married and have children without any problems !

If you travelled in any motor vehicle in nineteenth-century Britain , the law said that here must be someone in front of you, waving a red flag, or at night time a red 【4】. This meant, in practice, that you couldn’t travel at more than about eight kilometers per hour!

【1】我奶奶正在學(xué)著使用微信。

My grandmother is learning ____ ____ WeChat.

【2】對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)數(shù)學(xué)難學(xué)。

Math is very hard for me ____ ____.

【3】對(duì)不起，你的問(wèn)題太難了，我回答不了。

I'm sorry, your question is ____ difficult for me ____ answer.

【4】不要怕犯錯(cuò)，我們可以從錯(cuò)誤中學(xué)到東西。(learn from)

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【5】他媽媽經(jīng)常鼓勵(lì)他努力學(xué)習(xí)。

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【1】Be careful with the ________. They may cause a fire.（match）

【2】The reference book with _______ chapters will help you a lot in the examination.（ninth）

【3】The smart sweeping robot can clean the floor by _________.（it）

【4】Ben is interested in physics and wants to be an _________ in the future.（invent）

【5】The city government has decided to ________ this street because of the heavy traffic.（wide）

【6】My grandmother tells me to _______ the ingredients together in a bowl.（mixture）

【7】Free WiFi makes it possible for customers to surf the Internet ______ in malls.（easy）

【8】Many people _________ the new president and don’t agree to his new laws.（like）